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With New Tobacco Enforcement Law Set to Go into Effect January 1st, Attorney General Bonta Releases Guidance to Businesses
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released guidance to help businesses across the state comply with the new law regarding implementation of the flavored tobacco ban. Effective January 1, 2025, Assembly Bill (AB) 3218, builds on the implementation of the flavored tobacco ban (SB 793, 2019) by enacting new enforcement efforts from the Attorney General’s office and the establishment of a list of all tobacco products that are permissibly unflavored and allowed to be sold in California. -
Attorney General Bonta: City of Goleta Unlawfully Rejected Affordable Housing Application
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in support of a proposed affordable housing project in Goleta. Located in Santa Barbara County, Goleta is experiencing an acute housing shortage, and approximately 75% of lower-income renter households and 64% of lower-income owner households in Goleta are spending more than 30% of their income on housing. -
Attorney General Bonta Releases Law Enforcement Bulletin on Proposition 36
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today unveiled a new law enforcement bulletin highlighting the statutory changes and additions made to current law under the newly passed Proposition 36. -
Attorney General Bonta Fortifies the Fight for Commonsense Gun Laws, Joins Groundbreaking Coalition with Ally States
California Attorney General Bonta , together with 18 attorneys general, announced the formation of a multistate coalition to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their actions that proliferate gun violence. -
Ahead of the Holiday Season, Attorney General Bonta Warns Consumers of Shopping Scams and Fraud
California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged shoppers to be on the lookout for common scams this holiday season and offered tips on how to shop safely. -
Attorney General Bonta Announces 31 Criminal Charges Against US Framing West and Its Employees for Wage Theft, Tax Evasion
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the filing of 31 criminal charges and two enhancements against US Framing West and two employees for multiple violations of state labor laws. -
Attorney General Bonta Supports Strengthening Robocall Regulations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of its proposed rules designed to protect consumers from illegal robocalls by increasing the effectiveness of the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database. -
Attorney General Bonta Secures Decision Affirming the End of Anticompetitive American Airlines, JetBlue Alliance
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement in response to a Court of Appeals decision affirming the lower court's decision to end the anticompetitive Northeast Alliance. -
Attorney General Bonta, Newsom Administration Reach Agreement with City of La Habra Heights on Compliance with State’s Housing Element Law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez announced a settlement that will bring the City of La Habra Heights into compliance with the state’s Housing Element Law. -
Attorney General Bonta Announces Cooperation Agreements and Settlements with Generic Drug Manufacturers Heritage and Apotex for $49.1 Million
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and, in the near future, Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade on numerous generic prescription drugs. -
Attorney General Bonta Issues Warning to Company Facilitating Illegal Robocalls
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a coalition of 51 bipartisan attorneys general in issuing a warning letter to a telecom company responsible for transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic, including robocalls that impersonated government officials and imitated a hotline used by the Illinois Attorney General’s office. -
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Protecting Access to Mifepristone
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Bryant v. Stein to protect mifepristone access in the state of North Carolina. -
Attorney General Joins Fight Against International Arms Trafficking
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, submitted a multi-state letter to congressional leaders supporting the passage of the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causes Harm Act (CATCH Act) and encouraging Congress to take additional steps to stop the flow of illegally trafficked firearms from the United States into the Caribbean. -
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Michigan’s Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors.